Conference Committee

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Anamaris Cousins Price, Co-Chair
Associate Ombuds
Halliburton
anamaris.cousins@halliburton.com
 

Lisa Witzler, Co-Chair
Associate Ombudsman
National Institutes of Health 

lisa.witzler@nih.gov 

 

Committee Members:

Barbara Beatty, Carol Breslin, Larry Cohen, Nancy Deering, Diane Dorion, Kerry Egdorf, Jean Griffin (PDC liaison), Laurelyn Irving, Michael Kilpatrick, Sarah Kith, Dawn Miller-Sander, Lisa Neale, Marcia Riley, Kirsten Schwehm, Merle Waxman

PMA liaisons: Dana Martz Petrone,

Tara Smith

 

TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE

Please contact the International Ombudsman Association at (908) 359-0246

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

  • In conjunction with PMA and their graphic artist, developed a standardized brand, tagline, cover design, and photographs for the annual conference booklet that expresses “what we aim to provide for conference attendees”
  • Collaborated with Professional Development Committee and Membership Committee on pre-conference courses and conference fee structures in order to maintain our “break-even” budget philosophy
  • 2011 Pre-Conference Courses will include Ombuds 101, Ombuds 101 Plus, two full-day courses, and three half-day courses
  • Coordinated with CO-OP Board on scheduling Certification Exam testing during the Conference, as well as recruited and coordinated “designated verifiers” for continuing education hours for Certified ombuds
  • Coordinated with IOA Board for the scheduling of the Board meeting/dinner at the conference, as well as the Annual Business Meeting and Q&A session with the Board
  • Coordinated with Mentoring Task Force to schedule a mentoring lunch and “Mentoring 101” breakfast session
  • Issued a Call for Presentations and Proposals that yielded nearly 70 proposals for the 2011 conference
  • Planned for and completed conference programming for three full-days of Conference
  • Conference programs will include three keynote addresses, six plenary meetings, and nearly 40 concurrent sessions, which encompass international and multiple sector subjects
  • Our Local Arrangements subcommittee (Sandy, Carol, Valerie) organized an Opening Night Welcome Reception, including speaker gifts, off-site activities, guest speakers, attendee gifts and coupon gifts, and book sellers
  • With PMA, offered a room-sharing program again for conference attendees
  • With PMA, continuously publicized the conference throughout the year
  • Recruited and coordinated moderators/facilitators for every Conference session and event
  • It was decided that the 2012 conference will be held in Houston, TX, at the Hyatt Regency from April 13 - 19, 2012
  • It was also decided that the 2013 conference will be held in Miami, FL. We will be making a final decision on a hotel and date in the early part of 2011.